Mail-pouch.



E. RILES.

MAIL POUCH.

APPLICATION FILED 11017.25, 1913.

Patented Oct. 27, 1914.

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ans rn rnnzr EDWARD RILES, OF ISOLA, MISSISSIPYI, ASSIGYBTQR OF.THREEFOURTHS TO 0. A. CONLEY, H. B. BROON, ELIGA CHAMBERS, AND E. L. CHAMBERS, ALL OF ISOLA,

MISSISSIPPI.

MAIL-POUCH.

Patented oer. 27, 1914.

Application filed November 25, 1913. Serial No. 802,973.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Eowann RTLES) a citizen of the United States, residing at Isola, in the county of Washington, State of Mississippi, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ll'lail-Pouchesg and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full,

clear, and exact description of the iuven-- tion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to mail pouches andhas for an object to provide an extremely simple and inexpensive device of this character that will employ a foldable blank of material carrying pockets alphabetically designated for the reception of mail, and a cheap serviceable tying device for securing the blank in a small compact oblong bundle for easy transportation.

A further object is to provide a device of this character that will be strong and durabio and willbe formed of a few simple and inexpensive parts that will not easily get out of order.

l/Vith the above objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel details of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modifications may he made in the minor details of construction within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention :--Figure 1 is a plan view of the pouch. unfolded to expose the mail pockets. Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the pouch folded for transportation. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view through the pouch folded. Fig. l is a perspective view of the tie tied.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts, 10 designates a substantially oblong blank of material suitable for the construction of a durable mail pouch, there being an oblong stiffening element 11 disposed centrally on the blank 10, the stiffening element being fixedly secured to the blank by a rivet 12 or otherwise, this same rivet serving to fixedly secure to the opposite face of the blank a plurality of straps 13, 14, 15 and 16 which extend loosely from the rivet and form a tying element which will be presently more fully described.

Arranged at spaced intervals apart in the form of an oblong around the stiffening elemont is a plurality of pockets 17 each opening toward the :lCljllCOIli) edge of the blank 10 and each equipped with a corresponding alphabetical character 18, there beingalso other pockets 1'./ on the stiffening element also equipped with alphabetical characters 20. The mail is assorted and is slipped into the corresponding alphabetical pockets.

The blank 10 is scored longitudinally as shown at 21 and transversely as shown at 22 outside of the stiffening element 1.1 so that the longitudinal portions of the blank may be folded over each other and down upon the stiffening element and then the end portions may be folded down upon each other on top of the folded longitudinal ,or side portion with the resultant formation of a small compact oblong bundle. After the blank has been folded as above de scribed the straps 15 and 16 are carried around the ends of the bundle, and terminally overlapped, as shown, and it will be seen that these straps are terminally equipped with respective loops and 24: which aline with each other. The straps 13 and 1 1 are now carried around the longitudinal edges of the bundle and each strap is passed through both of the loops 23 and 24, the straps passing through these loops in opposite directions and being thence carried past the loops to the longitudinal edges of the bundle and thence carried back to the reverse face of the bundle where they meet at the rivet 12 and are there secured together by a lock 25 of any preferred character.

From the above description it will be seen that I have provided an extremely simple and inexpensive mail pouch that may be folded into a small compact bundle for transportation and that will be formed of a few strong and durable parts that will not easily get out of order.

What is claimed, is y y y 1. The combination of a mail pouch and a tie therefor, including a blank of flexible material, mail receiving pockets thereon, a blank of stiffeningmaterial arranged cen' trally oil said blank, a plurality of straps, and a single rivet passed through and securing said stiffening material said flexible material and said straps together at a com mon point, said flexible material being fold able over said stiffening material, said straps being then foldable around the folded flexible material to encompass the same and maintain the same in a small compact bundle.

2. The combination of a mail pouch, the same being foldable into a small compact oblong bundle, straps secured on said mail pouch and being adapted to be passed around the bundle and to terminally overlap opposite from the secured portion, said terrninal portions being provided With registering loops, and other straps secured to said pouch and passing around said pouch at right angles to the first named straps and being carried through both of said loops in opposite directions and then carried around said bundle to said common point and there secured removably together.

3. In a device 01"? the kind described, a rectangular blank comprising a central stiffened portion, side and end portions defined from the central portion by fold lines, said side and end portions being rectangular in form, and corner portions located between the side and end portions and defined therefrom by fold lines, said blanks being provided With pockets on all of said portions, and the side, end and corner portions being foldable onto the stiffened cen tral portion.

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

EDWARD RILES. Witnesses:

O. M. MCGARLEY, O. N. DOWNING.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 6.. 

